Protected bottle.



PATENTED JUNE-30, 1908.

B. C..WIGKES. PROTECTED BOTTLE.

l APPLIGATION FILED Nov. 22, 190s.

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(4 TTORNEM BENJAMIN CHAMBERS WIGKES, OF BALTIMORE, MARYLAND.

PROTECTED BOTTLE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented .rane so, 1908.

Application led November 22, 1905. Serial No. 288,562.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, BENJAMIN CHAMBERS WIoKEs, a'citizen of the United States, re-

.siding at Baltimore city, and State of Maryin protected bottles, the object being to provide a receptacle of this description provided with a false stopper located in the neck of the bottle ljust above the cork stopper, which performs the real function of corking and sealing of the contents thereof, but, by rea son of the false stopper the receptacle cannot be again used for similar purposes without the fact being made apparent to the consumer or purchaser.

To this end my invention consists in the combination with a bottle or other suitable receptacle, of a simply constructed false stopper, easily applicable thereto after the bottle has been filled and corked in the usual manner with the desired liquid, the false stopper construction after its application in the neck of the bottle, forming in effect an integral portion thereof, in that it is impossible to remove it without breaking away a portion of the neck of the bottle. manner, the original contents of the bottle may be guaranteed and the dilution or substitution thereof prevented.

With the foregoing object in view my in* vention consists in certain novel features of construction and combinations of p arts which will be hereinafter described and pointed out in the claims.

'In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a longitudinal sectional view of a bottle neck showing the false stopper and the functions of the real stopper as applied thereto. Fig. 2 is a sectional view showing the inner mechanism of the false stopper. Fig. 3 is a perspective view of the bottle neck and stopper. Fig. 4 is a sectional view of the false stopper.

A is a false stopper made of suitable material, provided with a lateral projection at the lower edge thereof for engagement with the cut away L portion 2 of the bottle neck B and is also provided with a horizontal top iiange 3 lying flat upon the top of the bottle, said flange with a point 4 which projects over the bottle mouth for the purpose of being engaged by an opening tool whereby it may be lifted from the bottle mouth by In this reason of the breaking away of the L cut awty portion 2 of the bottle neck .B from a to In Fig. 2, 5 is a spring made of steel wire bent in a semi-circular form, one end of which is bent and by suitable means held in place within thefalse stopper at 6, while the other free end 7 passes through the stopper by reason of a hole being drilled therethrough at 8, and projects slightly beyond the wall of the stopper A. T he free end. 7 of the spring 5 should be slightly beveled on the projecting end 7.

In Fig. 3, the stopper A, with the projection l, is shown in conjunction with the bottle neck B, showing the L cut away portion 2 and the portion which is indicated by the dottedlines a to l), which is cut by a diamond point or glass cutter so as to be easily broken away-ir1tlie act of removing the cap.

In assembling my device the bottle is corked in the usual manner by the use of the ordinary cork C; the falseI stopper A is then inserted by placing the projection l thereof into the L slot or cut away portion of the bottle neck B; the stopper is then pressed downward and the point 7 of the spring 5 snaps in the recess 9 of the bottle neck, which is located almost directly opposite and on a line with the cut away L portion 2. Thus the false stopper becomes securely locked within the bottle mouth rendering it 'absolutely necessary to destroy it before the inner cork stopper can be extracted, thus it will be seen I have provided a device which renders it impossible to tamper with the contents of a bottle after once being sealed without a discovery being made ofthe fact.

Slight changes might be resorted to in the form and arrangements of the several parts described without departing from the spirit and scope of my invention, and hence I do not desire to limit myself to the exact construction as herein set forth; but,

i Having fully described my invention, what I claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

l. In a protected bottle, comprising a bottle having the top part of the mouth thereof cut away to forni an engaging portion, and having a recess formed opposite and Within the bottle mouth near the top thereof, a cork fitted within the neck of the bottle, a false stopper having a hollow central boss, the wall thereof being provided with a hole in one i side and an extension on the opposite side to engage in the part cut away of the bottle mouth, a spring located and secured within the boss, one end extending through the hole in the wall outwardly which when pressed downwardly will engage in the recess formed within the bottle mouth, and form a positive connection with the bottle mouth, the top part of the false stopper having an extension which overlaps the top part of the bottle mouth, all in combination substantially as described and for the purpose set forth.

2. In a protected bottle comprising a bottle neck provided with a recess formed within the mouth near the top thereof, and having an open portion through the mouth on the opposite side, a cork fitted within the bottle mouth, a closure having a central hollow boss formed on its under side with a hole through the boss, a spring located within the hollow boss with end extending through the hole in the wall of the hollow boss, an extension formed on the top part of the closure overlapping the bottle mouth, and an engaging projection extending from the exterior wall of the hollow boss, all in combination substantially as described and for the purpose set forth.

3. In a protected bottle, a cork stopper, a false stopper provided with a boss, a spring with means of attaching within the boss of the false stopper and its end extending through the said boss,a flange on the top part of the false stopper, and a projection extending from the exterior wall of the boss,

in combination with a bottle neck having a cut away portion, and having a recess formed within the inner wall or bore of the bottle neck to engage said spring in locking contact within the bottle neck substantially as described and for the purpose as set forth.

4. In a protected bottle, the combination of a bottle neck having on one side an engaging portion formed at the top part of the neck, and a locking recess formed in the opposite side, and a false stopper provided with a top flange, a wall or boss, an engaging projection upon said wall or boss and. a

spring extending beyond the wall or boss of u said stopper, all in combination substantially as described and for the purpose set f forth.

5. In a protected bottle, the combination of a stopper having a top flange and an overlapping projection extending therefrom and a central hollow boss extending downwardly,

said boss having extending therefrom a projection on one side and a spring on the other, a bottle neck provided with an opening formed in its side near the top and a locking recess formed opposite thereto, all in combination substantially as described and for the purpose set forth.

vIn testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

B. CI-IAIIBERS VICKES. IVitnesses:

E. WALTON BREWINGTON, C. L. VILLrAMs. 

